California wildfires News
Calif. Wildfires Kill 11, Prompt Massive Evacuations, Damage Prime Vineyards
Wildfires that tore through northern California's iconic wine-growing regions have prompted evacuations of more than 20,000 people, killed 11 and damaged some of the most valuable vineyards and ...
Trump Reportedly Seeking $29B National Flood Insurance/Disaster Aid Funding
The Trump administration will ask Congress to provide $29 billion in disaster aid and national flood insurance for hurricane-recovery efforts, a Republican lawmaker said Tuesday. Of that amount, $16 ...
Over 80% of Homes Damaged in Louisiana Storms Lack Flood Insurance: Impact Forecasting
Extreme August flooding in Louisiana and the Midwest took its toll in August, causing between $10 billion and $15 billion in economic losses, according to Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting. Public ...
Progress Made Containing Massive California Wildfire
Containment has increased on a wildfire north of Los Angeles, which has grown to more than 58 square miles. Officials report the blaze is 25 percent surrounded as of today, and most of the evacuation ...
Fast Start to Wildfire Season: Why Golden State Faces Continued Risk
The 2016 U.S. wildfire season got off to an early start, with more than 2.1 million acres scorched through the end of June, the highest year-to-date total since 2011. Although peak fire season in the ...
2015’s Most Costly Insured Catastrophe Events: Swiss Re
The explosions at China's Tianjin port in August may have been the most costly insured catastrophe loss event in 2015, according to Swiss Re's estimates. But five other events also carried enormous ...
California Wildfire Insured Losses Surpass $1B: Impact Forecasting
With a month to go for the peak California wildfire season, insured losses already surpassed $1 billion in September - the costliest and most damaging for the U.S. in eight years, according to Impact ...
Californians, Beset by Wildfires, Pursue High-Risk Insurance Market
There are lots of reasons people live in California's Modjeska Canyon. Nestled against the mountains and abutting the Cleveland National Forest, the area has abundant wildlife and access to nature, ...